A new variable-thrust engine was recently tested with different rates of propellant flowing through it, controlled…
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ESA – Space Rider drop tests
In 2024 the Space Rider team is running a drop-test campaign whereby a full-scale model of the future orbital laboratory Space Rider is dropped from a helicopter to test…
Engine tests for new, variable demonstrator
A new variable-thrust engine was recently tested in Poland with different rates of propellant flowing through…
Juice’s lunar-Earth flyby in depth
ESA’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) is coming back to Earth. Our fearless traveller is getting…
Caralis Chaos as seen by ESA’s Mars Express
This image from ESA’s Mars Express shows a region of Mars known as Caralis Chaos, where copious water…
ESA – Mount Etna plumes
Italy’s Mount Etna volcano has erupted yet again – spewing ash above Sicily and temporarily halting…
Nitrogen dioxide plumes over Saudi Arabia
These images show the nitrogen dioxide plume column enhancements from two power plants in Saudi Arabia.…
ESA – Galaxies in miniature
The Hubble Picture of the Week this week reveals the subtle glow of the galaxy named IC 3430, located 45…
Space is not the limit
ESA Astronaut Reserve member John McFall poses for a picture while his body familiarises itself with…